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Having the best designed and most ergonomically-friendly office equipment may not necessarily mean much for preventing back pain, neck pain and other pain if such equipment is out of sync with your workstation, as confirmed in a recent study that provides a great forum for examining how you can adjust an office chair to your…

Now that NHL lockout is over and hockey is finally back in full swing, a whole new group of athletes is once again susceptible to chronic and potentially truly damaging back pain. Back pain in athletes, particularly those playing hockey, can often be found as painful spasms that occur upon getting checked while on the…

Things coming to an end aren’t always happy experiences, unless the thing ending is back pain. Tight pectoral muscles can lead to bad posture by rounding the shoulders forward. Back and neck pain can follow. A forward head is the postural malalignment of the neck that moves the head from its neutral position. Upper back…

Many individuals do not realize that massage offers important health benefits that extend beyond relaxation and stress management. Combining therapeutic massage with chiropractic adjustments and acupressure offers enhanced back pain relief. Studies show that massage therapy can also speed the healing process following a soft tissue injury, such as sports injury or workplace injury. Therapeutic…

Triathlete blends core exercises and acrobatics to boost strength and stability “It’s really important,” Belch says, adding that as you age, core strength becomes critical to avoiding lower back pain and injuries. Jenn Belch is a triathlete and a physical trainer, and she trains with an ordinary exercise ball in extraordinary ways. She can kneel…

Experts say there is no one right way to sleep. But for people with certain types of pain and medical conditions, there are positions that can help keep problems from getting worse and may even alleviate them. In some cases, sleeping in the same position night after night can itself create pain, such as neck…

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